Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Honouring life changes.–The wisdom of fear.

    Honouring life changes. The wisdom of fear. Remember Asterix and the Norman Conquest. where the Vikings come down to learn the meaning of fear. It did bring about humor. But seriously, anything really worth doing in our lives will always have some fear attached to it. changing careers, letting my baby fly, all these are…

  • Win’ bloon.

    #DovePlay Let’s not discuss what’s outside my head and what’s inside my head they are not worth mentioning. What is open to discussion is what is on my head, my hair. The wind plays with my hair that is whipping in all directions like tentacles exploring the space for me, “you are the most beautiful…

  • How old are we?

    How old are we?   The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history – George Orwell said this, coming to think of this it is quite true. If I were to step into the shoes of any historical figure it would be Sardar Vallabhai Patel.…

  • The Lalchoodi’s at Goa

    Arunab has been screaming hoarse about lalbatti on the television. It is time we in Goa protested against the Lalchoodi. Wondering what I am talking about are you? as such the tourists on scooters ridding on the footpath’s existing ones in Panjim and non-existent ones in Porvorim are a pain, but these are worse. Imagine…

  • The Winnin’ Way.

     The Winnin’ Way. What does winning mean to me? I wanted to win at everything, everyday, since I was a kid. And time does not change a person; it just helps you get a handle on which you are. At 47 I still dislike losing, but I pose to be more gracious about it. But…

  • Serio Non Serius

    seriously not serious, the middle English word that debuted in the 15th century from sesyows has seriously cause dangerous results in the lives of people giving rise to questions that are difficult to answer. Joy and fun have vanished from lives as though God would vanish if he heard someone laugh. Or if someone did…

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